The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-04
Russian NihIlIsts.

Russian NihIlists.
A despatch from St. Petersburg says that
another Nihilist plot has been discovered.
The headquarters Of the conspirators were
In the hands Of an apothecary. The police
ralded the house and made several arrests.
Iney also found number Of bombs.
First Since the Reformation.
Truro Cathedral was opened today by the
Prince Of Wales. This is the first cathedral
built in England by the established church
since the Reformation. A throng Of distin-
guished people attended the ceremonies,
which were imposing. The day was pleasant
Things Political.
Lord Hartington's recent speeches show
still further inclination towards Toryism.
He declares he will aid the government to
resist an appeal to the country, which is only
another way Of saying that the Unionists
will try to hold on till Gladstone's death.
whatever the country may think. Lord
Harrington even expressed satisfaction that
the Unionists have lost Trevelyan. The re-
suit is that the government has a free hand
In both home and foreign politics
1t Is believed the government has had
enormous pressure brought to bear upon it,
Dy irish landlords to introduce the measure
ties will begin next session, when the new
local government bill cones TO the front. 1t
Will be found to exclude Ireland. but will
not go far enough for the radical UnionSts.
The Duke OF Cambridge, who Is getting
very old, though not more incapable than
usual, will probably retire soon from the
command OF the army. The Queen is anx-
ious that her son. the Duke Of Connaught,
who Is equally incapable. but much younger,
shall take his unele's place.
Where Troops are Near.
The removal Of Mr.. O'Brien from Cork to
. TullamOre created tremendous sensation
throughout that large portion Of Ireland
frm in its demand for Home Rule, and many
arethe reasons ascribed to the government
for the transfer. The reason alleged by the
government officials that the authorities
wished % remove the prisoner from the in
huence ofthe Mayor Of Cork, who visits the
jail and Promises to report to the country
the daily proEess Of events concerning Mr..
OBrlen ana Mr.. Vaudeville, their treat
ment, utteranets, etc, were thought to have
an untayora6le eject upon the prisoners and
the public; but his suspected that the trne
reason is that IuilAmOre is easily and speed
lily accessible from Dublin, Curragh. Kill
dare ana other places, In that region where
troops are stationed lnlarge numbers. The
fear that in the present temper Of the peo-
pie rescue might be attempted and took
timely precautiOn agains IT, Another cir
cumstance favorable to tie government In
transferring MI Vbrlen 70 cullamore is the
magistrates, as we'll as the landlords at
Tullamore, are staunch Supporters of the
Dublin executive coercion police, and there
Is, perhaps, no other place In 1rehnd where
the prisoner could be SO far renhved from
nr an IN
the same timo be so securely guarde6against
violent attempts to set him free.
The Kaiser and the Brokers.
1t is asserted in competent financial cheles
both here and in Berlin that while the Rm-
peror of Germany may possibly recover from
his present attack sufficiently to enable hin
to leave his bed for few nours each day,
his condition is such as to warrant the
assumption that he will never regain full
| health. This statement will, of course, be
used for stock lobblng purposes; but wen
| informed persons in other circles profess 10
have information inducing the belief that
| the Kaiser is suffering his last illness, and
/ scout the suggestion that the stories in cir
| culation have no other foundation than the
desire Of their authors to influence prices.
vanderblIt's Castle.
| w. X. Vanderbilt has taken the castle Of
| Lindenhof, which belonged to the late Kin(
| of Bavaria, for next summer. The BayariaI
| government refused to sell the castle to Van
| derbilt
Yesterdays News at Dublin.
DUBLIN, Nov. 3.-United Ireland today
contains two columns Of reports Of meetings
Of suppressed branches Of the League. II
eharacterizes the removal Of O'Brien to Tul-
fail rs md hot 20
0'Brien is harmed. for every hair on his
head Irishmen win exact compound ven
geanee.
United Ireland today asserts that a secret
circular was issued by the police authorities
to the forces at Mitchelstown before the
meeting on Sept. 9th, at which the police
fired on the people, urging vigorous sup
preston of all Nationalist meetings and in
structing the police not to give way to OF
/ compromise with the Leaguers.
/ The cell in Tullam0re Jail, in which VIII
liam O'Brien has been place, Is eight feel
long and six feet wide. He slept last night
on plank bed. He has given warning tC
will refuse to do menial offices, wear pris.
| on garb or associate with common criminals
The governor will await official notification
from the general prison board before enfOrc-
/ luE LHtiI utClSlOu llldL " DIltu SflOulQ
treated as an ordinary prisoner.
Thirty persons have been summoned under
| the crimes act in Ballyhannis to answer tC
charges in connection with evicti0ns. A
majority Of them are young girls. Messrs.
| PM and Gilhooly, Nationalist members OF
Parliament, were also summoned.
ii Suffering Newfoundland.
HALIFAX, n. s., Nov. 3.-Rev. DIR. Haw
ley, Vicar ApOstolis on the French shore
Newfoundland, whose diocese extends owe
| a vast tract, Is purchasing supplies, ETC., f0
the winter. He was asked about the tTutl
of the stories Of destitution lin NewfOund
land, and he replied They are, in tn
main, true. The people in the outlying dis
tricts are crying for bread. In many case
the fishing season has been failure. ant
thousands are barely existing, with no ade
quate provision for the long winter.
The Suez Convention.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 3.-Comte d,
Montebello. the French ambassador, Wit
has returned to this city, brought with hin
a copy of the Suez Canal Convention between
France and England, which will shortly b
submitted to the Porte. Sir w. A. White
the British ambassador. will also receive
copy of the convention. 1t is cOnsidere
| likely that the Porte will propose that Tn
instrument be somewhat modified. Italy
Austria and Germany have announced thei
adherence to the convention, but Russia ha
not yet made reply. 1t is thought probabl
that she will make her acceptance depender
on the Porte's action, although she may az
otherwise in order to crafty France.
Talked OF In Paris.
PARIS, Nov. 3.-M. Flourens, minister {
foreign affairs, has received nc advice col
firming the rumor that the French ResideI
in Madagascar hsd conceded the point i
dispute regarding the granting Of an exequs
tur to the Amerie n consul The report
regarded as having no foundation.
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